Date: 3/19/2009 By RACHEL D’OROAssociated Press Writer ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (AP) — Behind Dan DeRosa’s smiling face lurks a dull headache that never goes away. He suffers from memory lapses and hears a shrill ringing in his ears akin to the lingering squeal of a heavy metal concert...
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Date: 3/12/2009 6:14 PM By KIMBERLY HEFLINGAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of doctors and scientists said Thursday the U.S. needs to devise a uniform test for traumatic brain injury to be performed on all troops who are exposed to a blast or other violent event in wartime. Traumatic..
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Date: 9/23/2008 6:23 PM By PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ The government is more than quadrupling monthly payments to some veterans suffering brain injuries, as the number of such war wounds mounts from the roadside bombings of Iraq and Afghanistan. The new compensation is based on the..
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Date: 8/9/2008 12:01 AM BC-The Long Haul VII,1st Ld-Writethru/1869Eds: Minor edits, adds detailed Multimedia note. MULTIMEDIA: An interactive, including video, battle recreation and audio slideshows, exploring personal stories from a unit of the Minnesota National Guard during their 22 months tour of duty in Iraq will be available in the..
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Date: 8/8/2008 12:00 AM BC-The Long Haul VI,2nd Ld-Writethru/2166 PART VI: An ambush produces a heroBy SHARON COHEN EDITOR’S NOTE — An insurgent ambush yields a hero, and a wounded soldier recovers back home. Sixth of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the Iraq war.By SHARON COHENAP National..
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Date: 8/7/2008 12:00 AM By SHARON COHEN EDITOR’S NOTE — Can the long separation be extended further? Yes, and for some there’s major fighting ahead. Fifth of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the Iraq war.By SHARON COHENAP National Writer Christmas Day arrived — and for two 1st..
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Date: 8/6/2008 12:00 AM By SHARON COHEN EDITOR’S NOTE — Roadside bomb blasts change everything for two soldiers and their families back home. Fourth of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the Iraq war.By SHARON COHENAP National Writer In that dreadful December, every day brought bloodshed, every week..
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Date: 8/5/2008 12:00 AM By SHARON COHEN EDITOR’S NOTE — Troops and families at home count the many milestones missed and made. Third of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the Iraq war.By SHARON COHENAP National Writer The Ferris wheel at the Minnesota State Fair offered a bird’s-eye..
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Date: 8/4/2008 12:01 AM By SHARON COHEN EDITOR’S NOTE — National Guard troops reach their stations in Iraq while family members back home begin a hard adjustment. Second of a seven-part series on the longest deployment of the war.By SHARON COHENAP National Writer The phone call surprised Katie Kriesel, so..
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For weeks on this blog, I wrote about the Iraq War and brain injury, with my last blog on that topic being http://tbilaw.blogspot.com/2008/07/brain-injury-is-not-new-to-iraq.html My first blog on that topic began in June with http://tbilaw.blogspot.com/2008/06/suicide-and-terror-continues-for-our.html Below is the first in a seven part series from AP, by Sharon Cohen on the..
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